Whose Improv Is It Anyway?: Beyond Second City

by Amy E. Seham

Book Overview

On both sides of the stage improv-comedy's popularity has increased exponentially throughout the 1980s and '90s and into the new millennium. Presto An original song is created out of thin air. With nothing but a suggestion from the audience, daring young improvisers working without a net or a script create hilarious characters, sketches, and songs. Thrilled by the danger, the immediacy, and the virtuosity of improv-comedy, spectators laugh and cheer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578063418
• ISBN13: 9781578063413
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"